Plug Tunin'
1988 single by De La Soul / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Plug Tunin'" (includes the subtitle "Are You Ready for This?") is a song by hip hop trio De La Soul. In June 1988 it was released as the group's debut single as part of a double A-side with "Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)". A remix of the song, under the title "Plug Tunin' (Last Chance to Comprehend)", would later be included on their debut album 3 Feet High and Rising.
"Plug Tunin' (Are You Ready for This?)" | ||||
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Single by De La Soul | ||||
from the album 3 Feet High and Rising | ||||
A-side | "Freedom of Speak (We Got Three Minutes)" (double A-side) | |||
B-side | "Strictly Dan Stuckie" | |||
Released | June 1988 | |||
Recorded | 1988 | |||
Studio | Calliope Studios, New York City[1] | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 3:43 | |||
Label | Tommy Boy | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Prince Paul, De La Soul | |||
De La Soul singles chronology | ||||
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Lyrically, the song is idiosyncratic, however, musically it laid the foundations for the sound the group would realise more fully with their debut album.
In the end of year-roundups, the song placed at No. 40 in the magazine The Face list of best singles of 1988.[3] In January 1998 was included on The Source's "The 100 Best Rap Singles of All Time" list.[4] In 1999, Ego Trip's editors ranked "Plug Tunin'" at No. 8 in their list of Hip Hop's 40 Greatest Singles by Year 1988 in Ego Trip's Book of Rap Lists.[5] In 2013 was ranked by Complex at No. 5 on their list "The 100 Best Native Tongues Songs".[6]